Onion sets-Autumn or Spring ones?

**zazen999** · 01-10-2009, 10:37 PM

They fill the hungry gap - if I was limited for space and not addicted to onions - I'd grow overwinter and fill the gaps when I pull them with the spring planted summer veg.....

**rustylady** · 01-10-2009, 11:26 PM

I grow both, cos we use lots and lots of onions. Overwintering ones don't keep as well as the spring planted ones, but harvest earlier.

**Snadger** · 02-10-2009, 06:09 AM

I grow both, but if I could only grow only one lot it would have to be spring planted types

You are more assured of success with the spring planted type and they keep a lot better.

I look upon the spring planted as 'maincrop' onions and autumn planted as hungry gap onions , usually maturing a couple of weeks earlier but not storing very well!

**Two_Sheds** · 02-10-2009, 06:10 AM

Japanese (winter) onions don't store as well as spring planted ones, but they give you onions in June when your stores have run out and your spring planted ones aren't ready.

**coreopsis** · 02-10-2009, 07:23 AM

Cheers everybody,definitely spring ones for me then

**sarraceniac** · 02-10-2009, 07:27 AM

Originally posted by rustylady View Post

I grow both, cos we use lots and lots of onions. Overwintering ones don't keep as well as the spring planted ones, but harvest earlier.

We have never managed to keep them until their storage life's end in either case. So I grow loads of Radars because we just love the taste out of the usual season.

**bluemoon** · 02-10-2009, 10:22 AM

I'd always try and find room for both. We grow loads of onions and they're the one veg of which I never say to anyone; 'Do you want a few of these?'

**chriscross1966** · 02-10-2009, 12:20 PM

PUt them where next years courgettes are going... in a patch, maybe with a hole in... but come mid may start pulling out the onions in the mioddle adn plant the courgette in there... keep pulling onions as the courgette grows.....

chrisc

**piskieinboots** · 02-10-2009, 12:59 PM

that's a smashing idea CC

**Rocketron** · 02-10-2009, 06:34 PM

What do you all mean by "don't store very well", what's wrong ?

**Snadger** · 02-10-2009, 06:49 PM

Originally posted by Rocketron View Post

What do you all mean by "don't store very well", what's wrong ?

They go soft and rot a lot quicker than spring grown onions or start putting out green sprouts!

**Jillyreeves** · 02-10-2009, 08:14 PM

Originally posted by chriscross1966 View Post

PUt them where next years courgettes are going... in a patch, maybe with a hole in... but come mid may start pulling out the onions in the mioddle adn plant the courgette in there... keep pulling onions as the courgette grows.....

chrisc

Great idea

Thanks for the tip

**coreopsis** · 02-10-2009, 09:20 PM

Originally posted by chriscross1966 View Post

PUt them where next years courgettes are going... in a patch, maybe with a hole in... but come mid may start pulling out the onions in the mioddle adn plant the courgette in there... keep pulling onions as the courgette grows.....

chrisc

Don't tempt me!

Very good idea

**chriscross1966** · 04-12-2009, 07:44 PM

One day I'll do something about my spelling when I'm typing fast.....

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